School bag



Oct. 24, 1939.

C. MARKS SCHOOL BAG Fild April 29. 1938 L1- ATTORNEY.

PatentedOct. 24, 1939 liuifrlaly'r OFFICE 1 claim.

This invention relates to the art of luggage such as school bags, brief cases and like articles, but more especially to an improved stiffening or reinforcing for pencil compartments."

Heretofore pencil compartments for said articles lie substantially iiat, and very often the pencil points protrude into the ends of the compartment, and frequently break, and, moreover, as pencils shorten, due to constant sharpening,

X itis difficult to reach themin order to extract them from the compartment. k

` It is the purpose of,` the present invention to provide'an improved stiffening or reinforcing to keep the rpencilcompartment in shape and distended uniformly throughout its length, and in such manner that the stiifening or reinforcing lcanreceive a `drawer to receivevpencils, pens and the like, always retaining them in the best of condition and avoiding the breaking of the pencil points, as well as preventing bending of pen points.

It isr obvious that the drawer can receive other articles to be kept in the best of shape, such articles as drawing instruments and the like.

This particular type of compartment may have closure flaps on either or both ends of the compartment, such flaps having the usual snap fas-- teners to retain them in closed position.

It is to be understood that the members herein given are in no way limitative and while still in keeping within the scope of the invention any desired modifications and details and proportions may be made in the construction of the 'article according to circumstances.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts to be hereinafter `set forth, shown in the drawing, and claimed.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a view in perspective of a. school bag 40 showing a pencil compartment including improved stiffening or reinforcing to retain the compartment distended and in proper shape for the reception of a drawer, showing part of the compartment broken away 'in order to expose a portion of the stiffening and drawer.

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the stiffening or reinforcing removed, illustrating the fact that the stiffening is U-shaped. f

Fig. 3is a view in perspective of the drawer.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective vView of a modified form of a stiffening or reinforcing with the flanges on the ends.

Referring to the drawing, I identifies a school bag which` may be constructed of any suitable material, either leather or fabric, or the like, and 2 identies a pencil compartment, the edges of the material of which the compartment is constructed are bound and stitched as shown at 3. Certain portions longitudinally of the com- 5 partment where material is bound are stitched as shown at 5to the school bag or brief case or the like.

The compartment is distended from the surface of the bag to form it substantially in a rec- 10 tangular shape cross-sectionally for the reception of ka stiifening or reinforcing 6, which may be made of any suitable material such as cardboard or trunkboard. This stiifening is U-shaped in cross section and fits snugly into the compartl5 ment to hold the wall thereof distended. The stiffening is constructed of a single piece of trunkboard or cardboard or any other suitable material. The longitudinal portions of the stiifening or reinforcing are bent as shown at 'I to 20 provide flanges.'

By shaping the reinforcing or stiffening in this manner, there is provided a space for the reception of a drawer 9 of cardboard or trunkboard for the reception of various articles, such 25 as pencils, pens, instruments or the like.

The lower piece of the compartment is provided with end extensions ID, acting as closure flaps Il, the edges of which have stitched binding I2. It is obvious there can be only one flap, 30 that is on one of the ends, while the other end of the compartment may be closed. These flaps are provided with the female fasteners I3 to receive the male fastening I4 on the wall of the compartment exteriorly thereto. It is clear that 35 these flaps can be folded over and fastened to the wall of the compartment to retain the stiffening and the drawer in place.

On the exterior of the wall of the compartment, a metal frame I5 is secured in any suit- 40 able manner for the reception of a name plate vor name card I 6, thereby identifying the name of the owner of the school bag. In Fig. 5 there is disclosed a modified construction of a stiffening 6a, the anges being bent from the body 45 of the stiffening at 'Ia on the ends thereof. This stiifening holds the wall of the compartment distended, in which event the openings to the compartment may be at one longitudinal side of the compartment or both sides thereof. It is 50 obvious that this reinforced extension pencil compartment or case on school bags or brief cases may be fastened adjacent to the upper or near the bottom of one side of the school bag. The pencil case or compartment may be made of the same material as the bag, or may he made of trimming material. The pencil compartment or case can be made of bre reinforcement, metal, or wire, or any other suitable material. It is obvious that a compartment may be a two-way lengthwise type or a two-way crosswise type, or a. one-way crosswise or lengthwise design with square or round ends, the size and shape of the compartment can be unlimited in appearance or design.

The invention having been set-forth, what is claimed is:

The combination with a school bag or brief case provided with a closure flap, of an elongated pencil compartment of flexible material secured to the outer surface of the closureflap thereby withstanding substantial pressure against crushing the reinforcing and the compartment andv breaking the contents thereon a drawer adapted to be received ywithin said stiffeningor reinforcing for the reception of articles, and further withstanding said pressure, and closure flaps for the ends of the compartment.

CHARLES MARKS. 

